You’re Okay

Jen Russ
1 min readMar 12, 2020

You have this moment.

Grow into it.

Shoot roots into the floor.

Watch them crack tile,

break into brick,

slither deep into the damp soil.

Breathe in.

You are warm and full of

many beautiful thoughts

that have only ever

belonged to you.

Then,

stretch your arms wide,

sprout leaves,

savor the sunshine,

shimmer in the wind.

You are bigger than the breeze.

Let your reach be a revelation

to the birds who flit

to miss it,

let your chest expand

with the instant

that wants

to fill it.

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Jen Russ

Teacher, reader, writer, adoptive mother, animal lover, nature appreciator.